 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 22, 2008 IPAs and Double/Imperial IPAs have become a big favorite of mine, right up there with stouts and barleywines. This was part of an evening that was favored with several excellent examples. Nice deep amber/copper body with a foamy off-white head. Nose held strong pine and citrus hops laced with a sweet maltiness. That maltiness did battle with the hops in the flavor and lost the battle. This was not a balanced beer but that is not a negative. This is a full-blown Hophead’s dream. A refreshing, tasty, thoroughly enjoyable beer.
illinismitty (1797), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 14, 2007 Bottle purchased at Capone’s and shared with Ty5592 at the bar- AND at the end of of the night. My notes are not very good, and that’s too bad because it I really enjoyed this beer. Pours a golden amber with nice white head. Fresh hoppy aroma of citrus and pine. Medium bodied bordering on a sticky texture. I get a rich toffee like malt backbone countered by piney hops, and perhaps a very faint hint of smoke esters. Nice amount of balancing sweetness. Long enjoyable, lip smacking bitter finish.
thornecb (1779), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 21, 2007 Pours bright gold into a tulip. Fluffy white head leaves little lacing as it slowly recedes. Pine and citrus aromas. Creamy caramel, pine and citrus. Lasting bitter finish.
ryan (1778), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 26, 2007 Updated: Dec 31, 2007Hazy, light amber body with a large, off-white head, lasting, nice lace. The aroma is grapefruit, floral, tangerine, cotton candy and light herbs. The flavor is honey, grapefruit, orange and a touch of caramel. Medium/full body is round with moderate carbonation.
rudolf (1775), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 16, 2005 I probably shouldn’t have opened this in the state I was in but I have a backup bottle if I need to re-rate. Smells a bit like unfermented wort. Too sweet for me right now
sunevdj (1775), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 11, 2007 Wining & Dining Tasting. Pours a slightly hazy amber with an off-white head. Smells of hops and cheese. Quite bitter with strong hops and alcohol aromas. Full bodied. Soft carbonation. Bitter finish.
tjthresh (1774), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 1, 2006 Updated: Dec 2, 200722 ounce bottle shared by theisti
Murky orange and brown with a white head.
Aroma is toffee and toast. Herbs and pine.
Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice. Not a whole lot more.
Medium body. High carbonatioin. Dry finish.
Better than I remember, but still not all that.
A couple of samples at the GABF 06. Amber with a small head. The nose comes across as just a mish mash of funk. Dirty even. Flavor is more of the same. Seemed kind of flimsy to me. Big let down.
JCB (1768), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 30, 2007 Well, the fifteen varieties certainly do generate a massive aroma, floral and with a big citrus quality. Deep amber, with a modest head, it’s a lively looking beer that promises West Coast DIPA majesty. It mostly delivers, with an extremely aggressive taste - big surprise, right? Most of the hop profile is fairly acerbic, deeply resinous with the citrus/spice bite you’d expect from this brewery. But it’s slightly indistinct, lacking any kind of smoothness (not necessarily a problem in itself) and definining characteristics other than sheer balls. A fine experiment, an enjoyable brew, but somehow not top notch.
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